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For more than six decades, The Culinary Institute of America has been setting the standard for excellence in professional culinary education.
The CIA has inspired excellence throughout the food world by leading the way: in the Education of students, in the Elevation of the culinary profession, through the Innovation of thought leadership, and through Collaborations on critical food and industry issues. In all these ways, the college has truly changed the way the world looks at food.
| "Almost every profession has an outstanding training ground. The military has West Point, music has Juilliard, and the culinary arts has The Institute." Craig Claiborne, Celebrated Author and Food Critic, The New York Times |
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